Hyperopic Presbyopes-Ensuring a Successful Progressive Lens Journey
Date: 27/03/2026 ()
Venue: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/aPy0u_rVRZOFI1jZbEDEsg, AUSTRALIA
Provider: Academy of Advanced Ophthalmic Optics
Contact: Thao Hannaford, [E] thao@aaoo.net.au, [P] 0414 634 965
Activity Outline
Accommodative hyperopes do not resist progressive lenses because they are difficult patients, they resist them because their visual system has been compensating for decades.
Why this topic matters
• Progressive addition lenses (PALs) remain the dominant presbyopic solution globally.
• Yet first-time progressive non-adaptation remains disproportionately high in accommodative hyperopes.
• The true issue is frequently under-recognised accommodative load and long-standing neural adaptation.
• Many of these failures are incorrectly attributed to:
o “Personality”
o “Lens design”
o “Unrealistic expectations”
Learning Objectives
- Identify accommodative hyperopes
- Understand the mechanism of resistance to progressive lenses
- Manage patient presbyopia journey clinical outcomes
Max CPD hours awarded: 1
Session Information
| Name |
|---|
| Hyperopic Presbyopes-Ensuring a Successful Progressive Lens Journey |
| Clinical? |
| Yes |
| Interactive? |
| Yes |
| Therapeutic? |
| No |
| Duration of CPD Session/Module |
| 1 |
| Duration of CPD Session/Module inclusive of Assessment Component |
| 1 |